Portable urinal

ABSTRACT

A portable urinal consists of a container having an inlet means near its top, and an extendable and retractable hose with one end attached to the inlet. A funnel-type application, designed to be held in the hand and having a forward portion shaped to fit the body against which it is applied, is connected to the other end of the hose for draining the urine into the container. A closure is provided at the applicator end. Also, a carrying case is provided in which pivot means in its bottom permits rotation of the container and winding of the hose therein.

UnitedStates Patent Leiser [451 Nov. 28, 1972 [54] PORTABLE URINAL [72]Inventor: Florence EL Lelser, 1 Marshall Street, lrvington, NJ, 071 1 1Aguirre 128/295 Cohen et al. ..128/295 Primary Examiner-Frederick L.Matteson Assistant Examiner-Henry K. Artis Attorney-Peter J. Gaylor [57] ABSTRACT A portable urinal consists of a container having an inletmeans near its top, and an extendable and retractable hose with one endattached to the inlet. A funnel-type application, designed to be held inthe hand and having a forward portion shaped to fit the body againstwhich it is applied, is connected to the other end of the hose fordraining the urine into the container. A closure is provided at theapplicator end. Also, a carrying case is provided in which pivot meansin its bottom permits rotation of the container and winding of the hosetherein.

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FLORENCE E. LEISER BY ATTORNEY PORTABLE URINAL BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION and requires frequent use of such a unit, and it is notconvenient to leave the car.

Urinals for travel have been proposed in the art, such as those devicesdescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,650,154, 1,650,155, 1,664,642, 1,711,325,1,721,832, 1,727,199, 1,749,104 and 1,951,871. However, these devicesare designed to be attached to or integral with the vehicle in which theperson is riding. There has been a need for a portable urinal which maybe con- DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring again to thedrawings, numeral 10 represents generally a circular carrying casehaving a veniently carried along by the person, making it available inany vehicle in which-the person happens to ride.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a portableurinal is provided which may be conveniently carried by the person, andwhich does not require much time to prepare for use. 1t may be carriedon board private aircraft, for example, and used en route. Such a unitmay be used, sealed shut, and emptied at the next airport, rest area, orcomfort station. The unit comprises a container having an inlet openingto which is connected an extendable and retractable hose, on the outerend of which is connected a funnel-type applicator to be applied to thebody when urination is to take place. A closure is provided To retainthe urine within the container. A carrying case, in which the containermay be rotated for winding the'hose and holding the container, is alsoprovided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be more readilyunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 presents a side elevational view, partly in crosssection, of oneembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a top cross-sectional view, taken along the plane of lines2-2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of the unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, withthe top of the carrying case partially opened, and the applicator endextending out of the case;

FIG. 4 presents a front view of the applicator end taken along the planeof lines 4-4 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 depicts a vertical cross-sectional view of the end shown in FIG.4;

FIG. 6 shows a side elevational view of another embodiment of thepresent invention, without the carrying case;

FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of the applicator end ofthe unit depicted in FIG. 6, and

FIG. 8 presents a cross-sectional front view taken along the plane oflines 8-8 in FIG. 7.

The same numerals refer to the same or similar parts in the variousfigures.

removable or openable top portion 1 1 and a bottom 12. The top portion11 may be partially opened or completely removable by the use of slidefastener 13. A handle 14 may be provided for facilitating the carryingof case 10.

Within case 10 is disposed a close-fitting container 15 havingessentially a circular shape, and having top 16 and bottom 17. Top 16 ofthe container is disposed in spaced relation with respect to top 11 ofthe case. Projecting from the inside of bottom 12 of case 10 is a pivotpin 18. A dent or recess 19 in the center of bottom 19 of the containerenables container 10 to turn on pivot 18.

Projecting upwardly from the center of container 10 is inlet 20 to whichis connected, at 21, the end 34 of flexible hose or tubing 22, inoutside sealing relation. Hose 22 is wound as a coil around inlet 20 ontop 16 of container 15. Attached to the other end 23 of hose 22, at 24,is the applicator, indicated generally as 25. This funnel-shapedapplicator is provided with a body-fitting end 26 which has a widenedopening to permit urination therein in comfort. The interior of thenarrower portion 27 is provided with a coarse thread 28 into which maybe threaded a plug 29 having finger-fitting eye 30. A projecting gasketportion 31 enables flat end 32 of plug 29 to seat thereon, in sealingrelation therewith. Union 24 serves to fasten applicator 25 onto thread33 of the end 23 of hose 22.

When it is desired to use the urinal of the present invention, top 11 ofcase 10 is partially opened at, say 34, and applicator 25 is disengagedfrom clamp members 35 which project upwardly from top 16 of container15. Then, hose 22 is reeled out to the desired length, and stopper orplug 29 is unscrewed by turning eye 30 and removed from the applicator.Then, applicator 25 is applied in tight fitting relation to the body andheld there until urination is completed. The urine flows through hose 22and into container 15. After urination is completed, stopper 29 isscrewed into applicator 25, and hose 22 is pushed into case 10, ascontainer 15 revolves around pivot 18. Then, applicator 25 is fastenedbetween clamp members 35, and cover portion 34 is closed by slidingfastener 13.

The embodiment depicted in FIG. 6 is similar to that shown in FIGS. 1-3in that it includes a container 15, a raised inlet nipple 20 to which isattached one end 34' of an extendable and contractable hose 22', to theother end 23' of which is attached an adapter 25 (or applicator), havinga body-contoured front face 26. Applicator 25 is also provided with aclosure 36 for sealing off the outer end 23 of the hose. However,extendable hose 22 is made of pleated accordion-like corrugations which,when the unit is not in use, may be contracted to a small volume forfitting into a carrying case (not shown). In such case, it is notnecessary to provide a pivot for rotating container 15.

The closure 36 is a slide valve depicted in greater detail in FIGS. 7and 8. As is apparent from the drawings, the rear portion of applicator25 terminates with a cross plate 37 which has two butterfly-typeopenings 38 and 39. A lip 46 is provided on the outer edge of plate 37,and a similar lip 40 on the other end 23' of hose 22' enable theanchoring thereon of slide plate 41, via engaging rim 42 attached to theedge of plate 41. Slide plate 41 also has butterfly-type openings 43 and44 which, when in juxtaposition with openings 38 and 39 of plate 37,will permit flow of urine through the double openings and into hose 22'.When slide 42 is turned to closed position, as in FIG. 8, there are noopenings for fluid to leak out.

In order to prevent sliding of container 15, a rubber lip or suction cupmay be provided on the bottom thereof (FIG. 6).

The entire unit of the present invention may be made of plastic, such aspolyethylene, nylon, polyvinyl chloride, and the like, although the useof other materials, such as metals, is not precluded for at least someof the parts.

lclaim:

l. A portable urinal, comprising:

a hollow container having a top, a bottom and sides,

and having an inlet means projecting from the center of the top of saidcontainer,

an extendable and retractable hose having one end connected to saidinlet means and disposed as a coil around said inlet means,

a funnel-type applicator designed to be held in the hand and having aforward portion shaped to fit the body against which it is to beapplied, and connected to the other end of said hose for draining urineinto said container,

closure means at the applicator end of said hose for insuring retentionof the urine in said container,

a close-fitting openable carrying case in which said urinal may bestored, said case having a top, a bottom, sides and a handle,

a centrally disposed pivot extending upwardly from the inner bottomsurface of said case, and

a centrally disposed pivot engaging means disposed on the outer bottomsurface of said container, in a manner such as to enable rotation ofsaid container in said case as said hose is reeled in or out of saidcase.

2. A portable urinal, according to claim 1, in which the hose is ofaccordion-like construction.

1. A portable urinal, comprising: a hollow container having a top, abottom and sides, and having an inlet means projecting from the centerof the top of said container, an extendable and retractable hose havingone end connected to said inlet means and disposed as a coil around saidinlet means, a funnel-type applicator designed to be held in the handand having a forward portion shaped to fit the body against which it isto be applied, and connected to the other end of said hose for drainingurine into said container, closure means at the applicator end of saidhose for insuring retention of the urine in said container, aclose-fitting openable carrying case in which said urinal may be stored,said case having a top, a bottom, sides and a handle, a centrallydisposed pivot extending upwardly from the inner bottom surface of saidcase, and a centrally disposed pivot engaging means disposed on theouter bottom surface of said container, in a manner such as to enablerotation of said container in said case as said hose is reeled in or outof said case.
 2. A portable urinal, according to claim 1, in which thehose is of accordion-like construction.